The document discusses how the Akamai Intelligent Internet Platform uses a global network of servers located at the edge of the internet to deliver web content and applications. It helps websites improve performance by optimizing routing, caching content closer to users, compressing files, pre-fetching resources, and offloading processing from origin servers. Case studies show how Akamai solutions helped companies like Best Buy, Urban Outfitters, and Live Nation improve performance, manage traffic spikes, and increase sales.
We remove the complexities of technology so our customers can capture the opportunity and meet the demands of the hyperconnected world.Corporate Accolades 2011 “50 most innovative companies”Akamai named one of the world's "Most Innovative Companies" by MIT's Tech Review 2011 Top 20 Cloud Software & Apps Vendor Akamai named by CRN Magazine as one of the "Top 20 Cloud Software & Apps Vendors of 2011" 2010 Bloomberg Businessweek 50Akamai is #32 on the annual ranking that highlights the 50 top-performing stocks over the past five years. 2010 Businessweek Worldwide Technology 100Akamai is #83 of the best performing technology companies globally (based on a weighted ranking among companies with a minimum market capitalization of $1 billion, revenues of at least $500 million, and no more than a 5 percent decline in revenues from 2008 to 2009 [calculated in local currency]). FORBES 2009 LIST OF “25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in America”At the beginning of 2009, Akamai was named to this prestigious list. Companies are measured on revenues for the past 5 years, EPS growth, and a long-term consensus profit forecast of at least 10 percent, annualized.
So, what do DSA-Premier customers care about?PerformanceOffloadDPCThird Party TagsSecurityImplication of quote:still more to do around getting content to the EDGEServing content from the EDGE is still the most desired means of improving customer experience, and cost savings
Pain point use cases:- My customer is on IPv6, my origin isn’t IPv6 (yet); Akamai helps me with this- Since Akamai can route around inefficient transition technologies between the end user and origin, Akamai can help improve performance for IPv6 end users to IPv4 origin during this transition period
Pain point use cases:- My customer is on IPv6, my origin isn’t IPv6 (yet); Akamai helps me with this- Since Akamai can route around inefficient transition technologies between the end user and origin, Akamai can help improve performance for IPv6 end users to IPv4 origin during this transition period